“We could take a Renault Australe and try and make it simpler to make a Dacia Bigster, but you would have all the spec still. We don’t have an ‘A’ brand, and try and then make that car into a ‘B’ brand. “If you look at the Jogger against its rivals, they are all 250kg […]
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BMW has morphed the M8 Competition into a two-seat shooting brake for a special limited-run concept called Speedtop. Unveiled at the Villa d’Este concours, the wagon has been given a complete design overhaul compared with the car on which it is based, and it is set to be built in a small batch “for collectors
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Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company Zoox has issued its second voluntary software recall in a month, following a collision between one of its robotaxis and an e-scooter rider in San Francisco on May 8. The latest incident involved an unoccupied Zoox vehicle operating at low speed, which the company says was struck by the e-scooter after
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For a while, it all seemed like it might just work out. By one estimate, about 130,000 American jobs were said to be riding on the electric-vehicle boom sparked by the Inflation Reduction Act. Other estimates put that number around 160,000; if you include indirect but related fields, it may be closer to half a
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Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! For those U.S.-based readers out there, enjoy the long Memorial Day weekend, and if you’re on the road, expect it to be crowded. AAA projects 45.1 million
BMW has lifted the covers off the hot new M2 CS, bringing dramatic styling tweaks that include a ducktail rear spoiler and a more aggressive stance. Technical details of the new sports coupé remain under wraps until Tuesday night, but a series of visual tweaks hint at significant developments under the skin. The car’s gold-finished wheels
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California is the world’s fifth-largest economy. It’s the cradle of Big Tech, the birthplace of Tesla and a global trendsetter in environmental and public health policy. For decades, it has championed ambitious clean air rules, projecting its influence not only to other U.S. states but also to the rest of the world. But Congress just
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We will start at the back of the e-5008, because it’s the space and versatility that’s really going to sell this car. The boot release is hidden in an inconveniently small crevice in between the bootlid and bumper, which can make your fingers very mucky when you’re opening the boot. Inside, though, it’s a happier
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California is preparing to sue the federal government to recover its right to set vehicle emissions standards, Rob Bonta, the state’s attorney general, told TechCrunch in a statement. Senate Republicans voted on Thursday 51 to 44 to overturn a waiver that allowed California to set stricter air pollution standards for vehicles. The state has received
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Used Porsche Taycans have serious depreciation. However, a used luxury German EV might prove to be trouble. Here’s a six-month report from someone who bought a used Taycan for half the price of a new one. $100,300. That’s the starting price of a brand-new, base-spec Porsche Taycan in the United States (without shipping and taxes).
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